Having passed out of the House Judiciary Committee with bi-partisan support last Thursday, there were hopes that the bill would make it to the floor before the end of the session, but House Republicans stepped in to stall the vote long enough for the session to expire.

In usual fashion, the Republicans blamed the Democrats for delaying the measure rather than admit to their obvious filibuster. House assistant majority leader Republican Mark Waller of Colorado Springs said:

Let's be clear: The Democrats in the state House are playing procedural games to have one heard over every other bill. We need to carefully consider what's before us right now. Careful consideration means taking time.

Those other bills included a debate on banning trans-fat in public schools, a water projects bill, and a bill that would define legal limits for driving stoned. All of these fell as casualties to the republican's attempts to block a step towards equal rights for Colorado's same-sex couples.

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